The leaders of Japan and the European Union pledged Friday at their annual meeting to conclude a bilateral free trade deal by the end of the year and expressed concerns about rising tensions in the East and South China seas. “We agreed to accelerate ...

European Council President Donald Tusk has criticized “construction activities” in the South China Sea, a reference to China’s land reclamation on submerged reefs, saying it would complicate the resolution of disputes. Speaking to Japanese reporters ahead of a Japan-EU summit in Tokyo on Friday, ...

Japan and the European Union will hold an annual summit on May 29 in Tokyo to discuss their potential free trade agreement and security cooperation, diplomatic sources said Saturday. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica ...

Japan and the European Union struggled to bridge gaps over the opening up of Japan’s electricity and gas markets, one of Europe’s key interests, during a round of free-trade talks that ended Friday. The 28-country bloc has called for more transparency in procurement procedures ...

With China a suspected source of cyberattacks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Union leaders will agree at a summit in Brussels on May 7 to launch a dialogue to boost cybersecurity, according to a draft of a statement to be issued after the ...